What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of working and the application of that science to workplace issues facing individuals, teams, and organizations.
The scientific method is applied to investigate issues of critical relevance to individuals, businesses, and society.

Preparation of this review profited from comments by Ramona Bobocel, Jim
Breaugh, Faye Crosby, Rupert Barnes Nacoste, Ann Marie Ryan and Jim Sharf, and we are very
grateful for their help. We would also like to acknowledge the contribution of Wanda
Chaves to this manuscript. Any remaining problems with this review, of course, are the
responsibility of the authors.